Local Government Health Improvement Programme
This section is for staff or local elected members working in councils who want to develop health and wellbeing and improve life circumstances in their communities.
Welcome to the Local Government Health Improvement Programme of NHS Health Scotland.
Councils and their partners are in a unique position to significantly contribute to the reduction of health inequalities by improving the life circumstances of the communities they serve. Recognising this significant contribution that councils play in health improvement in Scotland, Health Scotland has created a Local Government Programme. The programme is instrumental in further developing relationships and health improvement activity with COSLA and other national local government organisations and agencies, and all 32 councils and Community Planning Partnerships.
This site is for all those who have an interest and role in local government health improvement. It provides information about the Local Government Health Improvement Programme and encourages sharing of local government health improvement ideas and promising practice.
We hope you find lots of useful information to support activity in your area.
You can access materials and information to help you deliver health and wellbeing in your day-to-day work and plan for future health and wellbeing activity.
The Programme works in close partnership with COSLA (external link), SOLACE (external link) and other partners to support community-led health improvement activity.